Tony McCombie https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:24:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Tony McCombie https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 A House Divided Cannot Stand https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/02/a-house-divided-cannot-stand/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 10:00:41 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=28711 Written by David E. Smith

First, A little history

Republican legislators have been in the minority in the Illinois House of Representatives since 1982, except for a brief period of Republican control from 1995 to 1997.… Continue Reading

]]> 28711 Illinois Democrats Muscle Through Changes to Cut Off Ballot Access and Advisory Question https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/05/illinois-democrats-muscle-through-changes-to-ballot-access-and-advisory-questions/ Sat, 04 May 2024 12:22:24 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=26267 Written by David E. Smith

Illinois State Democrats used their supermajority advantage this week to ram through changes to state election laws (right before an election) to hurt two groups of people: parents and Republicans. With lightning speed in 24 hours, Democrats unveiled and passed legislation that Governor JB Pritzker hurriedly signed which limits ballot access and adds three nonbinding referendums to the 2024 general election ballot.

The bill, SB 2412, was filed at the last minute and left no time for citizens to weigh in.… Continue Reading

]]> 26267 Non-Citizens Will Have the Power to Arrest Legal American Citizens in Illinois? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/06/non-citizens-will-have-the-power-to-arrest-legal-american-citizens-in-illinois/ Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:00:47 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23906 Written by Nancy Hayes

At a recent Three Headed Eagle Alliance event called “Pints and Politics,” Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur), a member of the Illinois Freedom Caucus stated: “No non-citizen American should ever be in a position to arrest an American citizen in America.”

This seems like an obvious statement, but Caulkins was responding to the recent passing of HB 3751, which amends the Illinois Municipal Code by adding the following:

An individual who is not a citizen but is legally authorized to work in the U.S.

… Continue Reading ]]> 23906 Still Fighting the Good Fight vs. Amendment 1 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/03/amendment-1-patriots-still-fighting-the-good-fight/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:00:27 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23257 Written by Nancy Hayes

On November 8th of last year, Illinoisans went to the polls and voted on Amendment 1. This constitutional amendment passed on an official vote from Illinois citizens with a total of 2,212,999 yeses to 1,555,929 nos.

What is Amendment 1?

Amendment 1 is a proposed constitutional amendment that adds a new “constitutional right” for government workers to organize and collectively bargain. According to Wirepoints, Amendment 1 “cemented public sector union powers into the State Constitution.”… Continue Reading

]]> 23257 Taxpayer Freedom Caucus Formed by Illinois GOP House Members https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/05/taxpayer-freedom-caucus-formed-by-illinois-gop-house-members/ Fri, 22 May 2020 16:00:03 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=14235 Written by David E. Smith

Republicans may be in the super-minority in the Illinois General Assembly, but that isn’t stopping 20 Republican State House members from forming the “Illinois Taxpayer Freedom Caucus” to focus on structural and ethical reforms our state desperately needs.

Members include State Representatives John Cabello (Machesney Park), Joe Sosnowski (Rockford), Blaine Wilhour (Effingham), Dan Caulkins (Decatur), Brad Halbrook (Shelbyville), Chris Miller (Oakland), Allen Skillicorn (Crystal Lake), Darren Bailey (Xenia), Andrew Chesney (Freeport), David McSweeney (Barrington Hills), Amy Grant (Wheaton), Terri Bryant (Murphysboro), Randy Freese (Quincy), Dave Severin (Benton), Tom Morrison (Palatine), Tom Weber (Lake Villa), Patrick Windhorst (Metropolis), Dan Swanson (Alpha), Charlie Meier (Okawville), and Tony McCombie (Savanna).… Continue Reading

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